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Where does “???” come from?

??? (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian šarguš, from Proto-Iranian cárguš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

??? (Middle Persian): lion; Leo

Definitions

  1. lion; Leo

Ancestry of “???”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persianšargušlion
2Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—

Words derived from “???”

  • Shiraz
  • שיראז
  • शेर
  • شیر
  • شیراز
  • şir
  • شیر آبی
  • شیر
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